More than 6,600 children in Lancaster County - 77% of those considered eligible based on their parents’ income - do not have access to publicly funded high-quality pre-K that is, programs where classes are overseen by teachers with early childhood education degrees.Ĭhildren who attend high-quality pre-K exhibit better self-control and better educational outcomes. The organization Pre-K for PA has been pushing for funding to increase further. Related: Panelists call for expanding support of early childhood education.Legislators provided an additional $60 million for the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Program and $19 million for the Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program as part of the 2022-23 state budget, enough funding to give roughly 2,300 more students access to high quality pre-K. The Pre-K Counts expansion classroom was made possible by a state grant.
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